Doing It For The Kids
By Doing It For The Kids, Frankie Tortora, Steve Folland
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*GOLD Best Business Podcast — British Podcast Awards 2021*
*BRONZE Best Business Podcast — British Podcast Awards 2020*
The podcast for parents who work freelance. Hosted by Frankie Tortora and Steve Folland. Get involved! Use #DIFTKpodcast on Twitter and Instagram, and join in the conversation in the DIFTK Community. To join, go to https://www.doingitforthekids.net/
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When you’re nervous about public speaking
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Should you put your prices on your website?
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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When testimonials give you the ick
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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When you’re thinking of starting a side project
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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When you want to ‘do good’ via your business
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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When you’re setting up as a freelance consultant
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Sticking to your values
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Stop, Collaborate & Listen
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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We made it to 100 episodes!
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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When you feel like an imposter
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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When your parenthood is used to reduce your rate
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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When you’ve got too much work to do
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Build something new or stick with existing client work?
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May 25, 2023 |
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Making time for voluntary work (or not?)
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May 11, 2023 |
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The best things to outsource
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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How to get your very first clients
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Approaching clients you don’t (yet!) have a relationship with
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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How to prioritise when everything is a priority
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Awards: Yay or Nay?
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Keeping in touch with old clients
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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How to take time off at Christmas
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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How to market a ‘boring’ business
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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How to get the most out of a coworking space
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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When you work 9-3 but your clients work 9-5
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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When you only ever get into the ‘zone’ just before pickup
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Butt-saving clauses you need in your contract
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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When you're worried about offering 'too many' different services
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May 26, 2022 |
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When you're full-time freelance, and full-time employed at the same time
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May 12, 2022 |
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Surviving the school holidays
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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How to decide what your freelance business will be
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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WTF to do when everything costs more
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Choosing the 'right' name for your business
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Getting back out into the real world (or not)
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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When you just can't get any rest
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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How to promote yourself when speaking at an event
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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How to get over a (client) breakup
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Planning your maternity leave as a freelancer
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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When your creative business isn't creative anymore
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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End of term bye-byes
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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When your agency is just, er, you
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Retainers: WTF
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Breaking up with a difficult client
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Finding your 'thing'
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May 20, 2021 |
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Coping with professional 'ghosting'
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May 06, 2021 |
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When you're not sure about a new opportunity
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Putting ourselves back together
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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When your clients are always late
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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When it feels like it's time to scale up
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Deciding how much work you can take on
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Dealing with "icky" clients
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Bye Bye 2020
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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Setting boundaries with your clients
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Stuff you do and don’t need when starting out as a freelancer
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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How to 'get a life' outside of work and kids
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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When you have a classic case of 'shiny object syndrome'
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Coping with Covid-related stress
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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How to deal with project creep
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Riding the freelance rollercoaster
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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How to move back into an employed role
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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When your partner starts working from home
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Preparing for Lockdown 2.0
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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How to celebrate your wins without sounding like a w*nker
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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When your partner is negative about your business
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Making the leap into full-time freelancing
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Let's talk social media
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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When it feels like being self-employed isn't worth it anymore
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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How to line-up work when you don't know when you might have childcare again
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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When you've lost all motivation
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May 28, 2020 |
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Chasing payments in a pandemic
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May 14, 2020 |
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When you've only got 7 minutes a day to work
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May 07, 2020 |
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When you've just left your job to go freelance, in the middle of a global crisis. Eek!
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May 01, 2020 |
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How to drum up work in a pandemic without being seen as 'opportunistic'
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Life right now
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Work you can do from your phone
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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School's out for... erm, not sure.
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Why we co-mentor each other and why you should do it too
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Moving your business (and family) to a new place
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Accident & Emergency! Making sure you have a financial safety net
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Don't panic! Going from one kid to two
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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When you keep ignoring your inbox
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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Juggling kids and a multi-hyphen career
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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When updating your social media is just one thing too many
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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How to explain your job to your kids
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Burnout alert! How to stay sane at Christmas
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Saying NO. How to turn down work from 'red flag' clients
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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Freelance friction. When working evenings and weekends eats into 'family time'
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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How to feel like you're moving up, instead of just along
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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When it's time to put your rates up
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Coping with the 'cult of busy'
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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How to avoid procrastination
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Overwhelm! What to do when it all gets a bit much
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Taking maternity leave when you have retainer clients
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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When you try (and fail) to 'have it all'
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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School newbies! Adjusting to working within school hours
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Finding balance between paid work and unpaid business building
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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Tips for freelancers thinking about starting a family
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Jul 04, 2019 |
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When you keep getting distracted by the competition
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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When childcare help from your family isn't actually much help
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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When your friends say they love your work but don't actually buy it
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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How to grow your business when real life has other ideas
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May 16, 2019 |
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Staying visible over the summer holidays
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May 09, 2019 |
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What to do when you have nothing to do
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May 02, 2019 |
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Trying to work when the kids are sick (again)
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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How to find focus in a fragmented day
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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When people seem to think your job is a "hobby"
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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How to eat something other than biscuits
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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When your "friend" wants some free business advice and asks to meet in person
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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Emotional soup! How to keep things clear when work and life all happens under one roof
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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When you have kids around and need to take a client call
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Mar 13, 2019 |
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An introductory monologue from Frankie
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Mar 11, 2019 |